Have a cannon lide 200. Mp Navigator gives "insufficient memory" error on launch.

Same problem here (MX700 scanner, using MP Navigator EX). It really is a pain, isn't it?

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Try to adjust the scanner resolution

Solution: Adjusting Output (Scan) Resolution (Windows) - MP150 / MP170 / MP450 / MP500 / MP800 / MP950

Adjusting Output (Scan) Resolution By changing the resolution, you can set how clear the image is going to be.
The higher the resolution, the clearer (but the larger) the scanned image is.
The resolution can be changed before scanning. (Note)
If the resolution is doubled, the image data will be quadrupled.
If the data is large, problems such as slow processing speed or lack of memory may occur.
To change standard scan settings using MP Navigator, click here
To change more advanced scan settings using the scanner driver, click here
Using MP Navigator

1. Place the document face-down on the platen glass.
   
   
2. Launch MP Navigator.
   
1. On the Windows desktop, double-click the 'MP Navigator 2.0' icon.
   
2. Alternatively, in the Windows taskbar, click 'Start', click '(All) Programs', 'Canon Utilities', 'MP Navigator 2.0' folder, then 'MP Navigator 2.0' icon.
   
   
3. Click 'Scan Photo/Document'.
   
   
   Display varies according to the printer model.
   
   
4. When the Scan Photo/Document window is displayed, click 'Specify'.
   
   
   Display varies according to the printer model.
   
   
5. When the Scan Settings window is displayed, select the resolution in Scanning Resolution drop-down.
   
   
   
   Select from the following scanning resolutions:
   [Text(OCR)]: 300/400/600
   Other: 75/100/150/200/300/400/600
   
   
6. If necessary, set other items as well.
   
   
7. Click 'OK'.
   
   
8. In the Scan Photo/Document window, click 'Scan' to start scanning.
   

Using the scanner driver

1. Launch MP Navigator.
   
1. On the Windows desktop, double-click the 'MP Navigator 2.0' icon.
   
2. Alternatively, in the Windows taskbar, click 'Start', click '(All) Programs', 'Canon Utilities', 'MP Navigator 2.0' folder, then 'MP Navigator 2.0' icon.
   
   
2. Click 'Scan with Scanner Driver'.
   
   
   Display varies according to the printer model.
   
   
3. Change the resolution.
   According to your purpose, set the resolution in Simple Mode with ease, or in Advanced Mode with a detailed setting.
   
   To set the resolution in Simple Mode:
   
   (A) Select the 'Simple Mode' tab.
   
   (B) In Destination drop-down, select the resolution which suits the purpose.
   
   
   
   
   To set the resolution in Advanced Mode:
   
   (A) Select the 'Advanced Mode' tab.
   
   (B) In Output Resolution drop-down, select one of the preset resolutions, or enter a number from 25 to 19200 to specify your favorite resolution.
   
   
   
   
4. In either Simple or Advanced Modes, select other settings as required and then click 'Scan' to start scanning.

Printer is in use or an error has occurrred. check status. Scanner driver will be closed.

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How to change the resolution (Windows)
The precision of printouts can be improved by changing scanning resolution.
The higher the scanning resolution is, the more precise the scanned images are represented, however, the file size gets larger.
The scanning resolution can be changed before scanning photos.
Note: When the scanning resolution is doubled, the image data size will be quadrupled.
When the data size is large, the throughput speed may slow down or may occupy too much of the computer's resources (memory).

<Procedures>
Memo: The following is explained using MP Navigator 3.0 procedures.
To scan using MP Navigator:
1. Launch MP Navigator and click Photos/Documents (Platen) on the Scan/Import tab.
- The window you see varies according to the printer model.
2. When the Photos/Documents (Platen) window is displayed, click Specify.

3. When the Scan Settings window is displayed, select the resolution in Scanning Resolution.
If necessary, set other items as well.

4. Click OK.
5. In the Photos/Documents (Platen) window, click Scan to start scanning.
6. Changing the resolution is completed.


To scan using the scanner driver:
1. Launch MP Navigator and click Open Scanner Driver on the Scan/Import tab.
- The window you see varies according to the printer model.
2. Change the resolution.
According to your purpose, set the resolution in Simple Mode with ease, or in Advanced Mode with a detailed setting.
- To set the resolution in Simple Mode:
(1) Select the Simple Mode tab.
(2) Select the output resolution from the Destination pulldown menu.
If necessary, set other items.

- To set the resolution in Advanced Mode:
(1) Select the Advanced Mode tab.
(2) In Output Resolution, select one of the preset resolution, or enter the number from 25 to 19200 to specify your favorite resolution.
If necessary, set other items.

3. Click Scan to start scanning.
4. Changing the resolution is completed.

I have a mp470. Try this before the driver download. Click Start, click all programs, select Canon utilities, select mp navigator, click on mp navigator again. On my pc this opens a window where I can select Scan/import from the platen or from a memory card. If this does not work here is a link to Canon to get your drivers. Note: turn off and uninstall your MP160 before installing the new drivers. Select your operating system from the list and select your desired drivers.

I also have a mp470. Try this before the driver download. Click Start, click all programs, select Canon utilities, select mp navigator, click on mp navigator again. On my pc this opens a window where I can select Scan/import from the platen or from a memory card. If this does not work here is a link to Canon to get your drivers. Note: turn off and uninstall your MP470 before installing the new drivers. Select your operating system from the list and select your desired drivers.
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=DownloadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=334&modelid=13368

Hi there,

Scanning images,
About Scanning images
You can scan images from the machine to a computer without printing them and save them in popular formats. Scanned data saved on your computer can be processed using image processing software. Furthermore, you can use the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software to convert scanned paper documents to text data.

* Before scanning
Before scanning images, confirm the following :
- Are the necessary software (MP Drivers and MP Navigator) installed ?
If the software is not installed, install it.
- Does the document to be scanned meet the requirements for an original to be set on the Platen Glass ?
- Is the machine connected to a computer correclty.
Confirm that the connection between the machine and the computer is physically secure.

Scanning Methods.

A) Scanning Using the MP Navigator
MP Navigator enables you to scan in documents loaded on the Platen Glass and view images saved on your computer or on a memory card. Scanned documents can be previewed and easily printed and edited according to your needs.
You can use the supplied application softwares to edit or print the document you have scanned.

Windows : Double-click the [MP Navigator 2.0] icon on your desktop to launch MP Navigator.
Mac : Select [Applications] from the [Go] menu, then double-click the [MP Navigator 2.0] icon to launch MP Navigator.

You can launch the following application software from the MP Navigator.
* Easy-PhotoPrint (Photo Printing)
* ArcSoft PhotoStudio (Photo image editing)
* ScanSoft OmniPage SE ( Converting scanned document to text)
- This application software may not be supplied with teis machine in some country.

Note : If you did a [Custom Install] and only installed the MP Driver and MP Navigator, these application software were not installed and thus cannot be launched. To launch any of the above application softwares from MP Navigator, do a [Custom Install] once again to install them.
For detailed operations of the MP Navigator, refer to the Scan Guide.


B) Scanning Using the Operation Panel of the Machine
You can scan documents to your computer by using the Operation Panel.
Important : Do not insert or remove USB cables when scanning images with the machine connected to a computer, or when the computer is at sleep or standby mode.
*If you are using Windows XP
The program selection screen is displyed the first time you press [Color] or [Black] on the machine.. Specify the [MP Navigator 2.0] as the application software to use, check [Always use this program for this action], then click [OK]. From the next time, MP Navigator is automatically started.

*When using Mac OS X
For the machine to start scanning when [Color] or [Black] is pressed, you need to set MP Navigator as the starting application software in Image Capture under [Applications] of Mac OS X.

1) Press [ON/OFF] to turn on the machine.
2) Load the documents on the Platen Glass.
3) Select the scan option.
a) Press [Scan].
The scan operation selection screen is displayed.
b) Use Up or Down arrows to select the scan operation, then press [OK].
Scan standby screen is displayed.
Save to PC : The document is scanned and saved.
Save as PDF file : The document is scanned and stored as a PDF file.
Attach to E-Mail : The document is scanned, and the image is attached to an e-mai using the e-mail application software.
OPen with application : The document is scanned and displayed on the registered application software.

4) Press [Color] or [Black].
The document is scanned. The settings configured from MP Navigator apply when scanning.
Important : If with some types of original the position and size of the image is not scanned in correctly, please refer to the "Selecting the Behaviour of the Operation Panel with Mp Navigator " in the Scan Guide (on-screen manual). and change the MP Navigator [Document Type] and [Document Size]] to match those of the original being scanned.
Note : The operation to be performed after scanning the document depends on the scan operation setting you have selected in step 3. For details on how to modify the operation settings, refer tp the Scan Guide on-screen menual.

C) Scanning from an Application Software
You can scan an image from TWAIN-or- WIA (Windows XP only) complaint application software and handle the scanned image in the application software. For detailed operations, refer to the Scan Guide (on-screen manual).

Hope this helps.
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Reset the device when it is not functioning properly. If the device is not functioning properly or to clear memory, reset it.

1. On the operator panel, press and hold the <ON/OFF> button for one second. (The display will go blank.)
   Note: It may be necessary to unplug the power cord if pressing the ON/OFF button does not shut off the printer.
   
2. Wait approximately ten seconds and then press the <ON/OFF> button again.
   
3. Wait until the device has completed its cycling process before submitting another job request.

Selecting a Response to Commands from the Operation Panel
You can specify a response resulting from pressing the <Color Start> or <Black Start> button on the machine. Setting the response with MP Navigator allows you to scan documents easily.
Important:
With network connection, only MP Navigator can be launched. Configure the settings accordingly.
With USB connection, with Windows XP, the program selection dialog box will be displayed the first time you press the <Color Start> or <Black Start> button on the machine, as shown below. Select 'MP Navigator', select the 'Always use this program for this action' checkbox, and then click 'OK'. By specifying this setting, selecting any scan mode launches MP Navigator, and the selected action will be performed.


1. Click the Windows 'Start' button, then click 'Control Panel' (Non-Windows XP: click the 'Start' button, then click 'Settings' -> 'Control Panel').

2. In the resulting window, click 'Printers and Other Hardware', then click (or double-click) 'Scanners and Cameras'.

3. Right-click the scanner icon for the machine, then click 'Properties'.

4. On the 'Events' tab, in 'Actions', specify the setting to launch MP Navigator. Specify 'MP Navigator Ver2.1' for 'Select an event' and for all events. (Windows 98/Windows 2000: Select an event in 'Scanner events' and specify 'MP Navigator Ver2.1' for 'Send to this application'.) If the settings are already configured to launch MP Navigator, click 'Cancel' to exit.

Important:
If MP Navigator is not set as the program to launch, you will need to select an application to launch each time you press the <Color Start>/<Black Start> button.

5. Click 'OK'. Windows 2000 only: Restart your computer.

Setting actions for the <Color Start> and <Black Start> buttons with MP Navigator

MP Navigator enables you to specify the response resulting from pressing the <Color Start> or <Black Start> button on the machine. You can specify the response individually for each event.

1. On the Windows desktop, double-click 'MP Navigator 2.1'. Alternatively, click '(All) Programs' from the <Start> button on the Windows taskbar, point to 'Canon Utilities', then 'MP Navigator 2.1'. Then click 'MP Navigator 2.1'.
MP Navigator opens

2. Click 'Preferences', and specify settings in the Color Button and Black Button tabs to determine the response resulting from pressing the <Color Start> or <Black Start> button on the machine.

3. Select 'Event', and configure the settings in 'Actions'.

4. Click 'OK'. The operation will be performed according to the scan mode settings when you press the <Color Start> or <Black Start> button on the machine

Color Button/Black Button Tabs

The Color Button and Black Button tabs allow you to configure the following settings. Click 'Color Button' or 'Black Button' to open the corresponding tab. Setting items are identical in both tabs.


The following scan modes are available from the operation panel on the machine:
Save to PC Save the captured image data on your computer. Save as PDF file Save the captured image data as PDF files on your computer. Attach to E-mail Attach the captured image data to e-mail. Open with application Open the captured image data with the selected application
Action:

The setting items vary by event.

I hope it helps!!!

I had the same problem. Adding twain_32.dll to the Windowsfolder solved the problem. For people who don't want to search for it: Look Here.
Then you won't get this error but one saying to reinstall the printer driver. Just do it and the problem is solved.

i cant help you with your problem completely but every time i change the ink the printer states to install the correct cartridges and or that my ink level is low and will not print

all previous occasions with the cannon mp150/160 if there's such a word as stubborn can apply to computer printers i have had to keep rebooting the programming that is switching off and on at length the power supply until the printer finally works or offers the alternative message to press the start button

i have 2 cannon printers mp150 and mp160 because it is just about the same price to buy a new printer than 2 new cartridges

keep rebooting it may take up to 15-30 minutes!

I had the same problem.Adding twain_32.dll to the Windowsfolder solved the problem.For people who don't want to search for it: Look Here.
Then you won't get this error but one saying to reinstall the printer driver. Just do it and the problem is solved.